New Enterprise Account Reminds of Company, General Stores

Whether you call them company stores or general stores, there was a time when every small town in Morrisons Cove offered up a one-stop shopping site where fresh foods, canned goods, homespun fabric, even some penny candy and tobacco were offered for sale.

A group of women from the New Enterprise area who had fond memories of the company store and other attractions in their town wanted people in coming generations to have at least a snapshot of what things were like before televisions, computers and video games stole all of our attention.

It was about two decades ago that they got together a...